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What does over-consumption have to do with poverty? Is the economic divide rooted in Spiritual hunger? Here’s an explanation of why the West consumes at such an immense level, and how we can begin to change things.
In the six days since I wrote here about the military government’s deadly crackdown in Guinea, international pressure has mounted. Richard Moncrieff, the West Africa project director for International Crisis […]
New research on governance can have non-traditional or controversial results. So boards often resist the academic or big-think suggestions. Boards say, “one size does not fit all”, “it doesn’t apply to us”, or “our board is not ready for such change.” They are uncomfortable with the intrusion. Sticky topics are compensation, transparency and diversity. As economic and social researchers find new trends relating to governance, board traditions are challenged by social innovation.
Ok this is related to our current discussion of time in davids idea i felt it merits its own. Here is something that i have been chewing over. herbie said […]
Something doesn’t match up here. Obama was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in part for integrating the American voice into the international climate conversation, yet the US is being […]
Josh Lieb, the executive producer of “The Daily Show,” visited Big Think to talk about his first novel, “I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be […]
President Obama is now the just third sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize—the first since Woodrow Wilson won in 1919 for his role in setting up the League […]
I’m not shedding any tears over the tough financial times facing the nation’s higher education system.
John Bruton, the EU Ambassador to the United States, has an uncommon combination of outsider’s and insider’s insight into how the U.S. government works. He talked to Big Think about […]
I understand why Americans love lists. It jives with our competitive ethos, not to mention our Trump-like love of superlatives. Ours is a culture of Top Ten Lists, Best-Of Issues, […]
Surprise! As if expectations weren’t high enough for the new American president, Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after nine months in office, and all without achieving […]
Romania just unveiled a new memorial dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of gypsies and Jews killed during the Holocaust. This is no small accomplishment for Romania. The country has […]
Most people. in fact I have never met anyone who the slightest idea of the working of own mind their motivation.
They are just a collection of beliefs that rule their thinking and their every thought.
They disagree with other people without understanding anything they have said.
They propound wisdom ,
that they are incapable of comprehending what they have just said ,as I see it,I have also done.
and I am still doing.
as for as I can tell.
Peter Sisson calls himself a serial entrepreneur, having founded three companies and just launched his fourth. His newest venture, Line2, is a company that hopes to change the way we […]
Their stories and misadventures have inspired some of Hollywood’s greatest films. They are the hucksters, burglars, and schemers whose love for taking risks and search for outrageous fortune made them […]
LASIK Surgery Complications LASIK continues to be one of the safest and most effective vision correction procedures available, but still poses some health risks. If the laser beam is not […]
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I am befuddled. We are handing the Pakistanis a check for $1.5 billion next year and their top military brass is angry, calling it “typical American arrogance?” I agree U.S. […]
At a certain point in time—perhaps sooner than most people think—the ever-increasing average human lifespan will begin accelerating faster than people age. This moment, according to anti-aging expert Aubrey de […]
Just because a religion is forced upon a child, it does not mean that the are permanently brainwashed.
Days after protesters took to the streets in Rome and Barcelona against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his grip on Italian media outlets, the Italian courts have issued their […]
The American Bar Association’s slogan is “Defending Liberty, Pursuing Justice.” Pursuing justice for the rich and powerful? Must be. From what I’ve read it can’t be for the poor and disenfranchised.
Cruise ships are, environmentally speaking, one of the very worst ways to travel. They suck up tons of energy both in and out of port, spew diesel particulate matter harmful […]
The current forecast for the H1N1 virus seems quite grim. Referred to originally as “swine flu” last spring, it has already spread to more than 180,000 cases worldwide, and shows no sign of slowing anytime soon. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has predicted that 30 to 50 percent of the nation’s population could eventually be infected, with up to 90,000 deaths if the virus mutates into a more aggressive version.
Professional poker champion Annie Duke is no stranger to crude name-calling at the table; it’s all part of being a successful female gambler. Duke has sat down next to so […]